The Current: Live Performances

The Current Sessions™: The incomparable Rufus Wainwright performs at the Fitz

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:00:00 -0500

Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright has had a long, varied and celebrated career that has garnered him an avid and devoted fanbase. From his intricate, lovely lyricism to his iconoclastic, proud gay persona to his gifts as a pianist and composer, Wainwright has carved out a path as a uniquely vital artist.

British experimental rock quintet Foals perform at The Current

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:30:00 -0500

Oxford-based quintet Foals make willfully out-there and original indie-rock that varies from spastic dance-rock to angular post-punk sounds to intricate experimental passages.

Greg Grease performs in The Current studios

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

South Minneapolis rapper Greg Grease knew he had to get his debut album "Cornbread, Pearl and G" out to the masses before the end of 2012. If anything, it would be a good holiday gift to family and friends. What he didn't know was that the record would end up making just about every best album list from local critics.

Portland indie-punk stars The Thermals perform at The Current

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:30:00 -0500

Portland indie band the Thermals, now a trio, have spent over a decade on the scene crafting urgently catchy, punk-influenced anthems. Now, they've signed to Conor Oberst's Saddle Creek records for their new album Desperate Ground, which came out last month.

Crimes performs in The Current studios

Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Crimes' first album "Good Hope" was a sleeper success. Released to little reception initially, the band gradually came to forefront of the Twin Cities music community and gained praise for their interesting mix of lo-fi rock and slight sense of depraved lyrics.

Eclectic, cinematic country/folk-rockers the Lonely Wild perform at The Current

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:00:00 -0500

Silverlake, Los Angeles-based quintet The Lonely Wild aim to conjure the mythic Old West, decorating their supple, beautifully textured indie folk-rock with flourishes straight out of Ennio Morricone's classic film scores for 1960s and '70s Westerns like The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.

Soul man extraordinaire Charles Bradley performs at The Current

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:30:00 -0500

In 2011, Charles Bradley proved that it's never too late for a musical talent to enter the ring, issuing his debut album at age 62 and winning plaudits from critics and the adoration of soul fans nationwide. Now, he's back with a sophomore effort called Victim of Love.

Cutting-edge UK producer/singer James Blake performs at The Current

Fri, 03 May 2013 07:30:00 -0500

Just a few years ago, James Blake was a precocious and talented young electronic producer dabbling in the UK's vast, eclectic, fast-moving and amorphous "post-dubstep" scene. Shortly thereafter, he began recording vocals over his own productions, swerving out of the dance music scene and into the vanguard of indie electro-pop with a wounded cyber-soul sound.

Local singer turned national figure Nicholas David performs at The Current

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Saint Paul's Nicholas David Mrozinski has been a fixture of the local music scene for a decade, with several albums under his belt and frequent live shows in the area to bolster his Twin Cities rep. But last year he was catapulted to nationwide fame thanks to a stint on season three of NBC's The Voice.

British indie-psych/garage upstarts Palma Violets perform at The Current

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:30:00 -0500

British garage-rockers the Palma Violets have been kicking up a noisy, youthful rock storm for a couple of years now, with a raw sound daubed with rich, vintage organ sounds and shaded with hints of '60s psychedelia.